Granville Community Calendar

WHEREAS, a petition for annexation of territory to the Village of Granville has been filed with the Board of Licking County Commissioners, by Drew McFarland, Agent for petitioners; and,

WHEREAS, the territory proposed for annexation consists of 3.78 acres, more or less, and is situated at Lot 23 & part of Lot 22 of the Thornwood subdivision; and,

WHEREAS, Section 709.031 of the Ohio Revised Code requires the municipal legislative authority to adopt a statement indicating what services, if any, the municipal corporation will provide to the territory proposed for annexation upon annexation; and,

WHEREAS, the Granville Village Council has examined its capacity for service provision within its corporate boundaries including the property which is proposed for annexation.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of Granville, Ohio that:

Section I: The Village of Granville presently provides and would provide to the property proposed for annexation the following services:

A. Granville maintains and provides twenty-four hour patrol coverage by a trained, commissioned police force, consisting of a chief, two sergeants, seven full-time officers, and four part time officers; the department is radio-dispatched continuously by trained dispatchers; is equipped with four marked cruisers, one unmarked vehicle, evidence collection and crime scene processing equipment, three moving traffic radar units, a blood alcohol content breath analyzer, two-way, mobile, portable, and base radios, and additional support equipment; and,

C. Water supply within the municipality is available to properties and structures in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Chapter 925 (as amended), of the codified ordinances of the Village of Granville, for which the Village has a two million gallon per day (MGD) water treatment capacity with standpipe storage facilities by which fire protection is provided through a distribution system including fire hydrants and water main near the area proposed for annexation which maintain residual pressures exceeding 60 psi; and,

D. Sanitary sewage treatment and collection service within the municipality is available to properties and structures in accordance with the standards and procedures set forth in Chapter 921 and 923 (as amended), of the codified ordinances of the Village of Granville: treatment is provided at the Village’s 1.2 MGD extended aeration sewage treatment plant; and,

E. Zoning within the municipality is regulated under the auspices of a Planning Commission and a Board of Zoning & Building Appeals, using Zoning Ordinances which delineate allowable construction, placement, and use of structures and facilities; and,

F. Land Subdivision regulations, including platting, roadways, pedestrian walkways, drainage, utility construction and other infrastructure improvements are overseen and enforced by professionally qualified staff and consultants including a full-time planner/inspector; and,

G. Street and storm sewer maintenance and improvements, including repair, patching, sealing, berm work and snow removal on streets, and the cleaning, repair, and rebuilding of storm sewer structures where necessary, is provided throughout the municipality. Streets in the municipality are swept by the Village Service Department regularly; and,

H. Sidewalk replacement cost is shared with property owners; and,

I. Maintenance of trees in public rights-of way, including trimming, cabling and/or removal where necessary is a Village function, and;

J. The Village provides a once-each-year large item curbside trash removal, annually removes tree leaves from curbside in each autumn season, and removes brush placed curbside monthly as scheduled. Trash pick-up and removal is provided throughout the Village through service agreements between the property owners and trash haulers; and,

K. Routine road maintenance, upkeep and repair is performed by Village employees. Major repairs and improvements are determined by public contract. Maintenance, upkeep and repairs of the roadways contiguous to the area proposed for annexation will be performed pursuant to a joint service agreement with the Granville Township Trustees, Maintenance, upkeep and repairs of any dedicated streets within developed property will be performed by the Village; and,

Section II: The Council of the Village of Granville hereby states that the foregoing and other ancillary services are and will be provided within the corporation and will be provided in the property proposed for annexation to the same extent they are provided throughout the municipality.

Section III: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon passage.